GBL Overdose and what to do about it
In what seems like an age ago I was asked to speak about Chemsex at the EuSEM conference in Prague. It was a (somewhat scary) privilege to talk to the crowd about Chemsex and in …
Decompensated Liver Disease and what we can do about it in the ED. St Emlyns
Over recent years there has been a rapid increase in the number of patients with chronic liver disease. In fact whilst deaths from cardiovascular disease and cancer are falling, we’ve seen a five-fold increase in …
PEP, PrEP and all things HIV. St Emlyn’s
On the 1st December we marked world AIDS Day. This day was one of the first ever global health days and was introduced to increase awareness of the issue of HIV and AIDS in the …
Et tu, Brute? One mans battle with CESR. St Emlyn’s
Now a number of years ago now I took the decision to resign from my training programme. To cut a long story short I wasn’t happy. In fact I was totally miserable with almost everything …
JC : Paracetamol, NSAID’s or both in MSK trauma. St.Emlyn’s
Pain… patients complain about it… A LOT. It’s the commonest reason for attending emergency departments across the globe so we should be (and need to be) pretty good at treating it. With that in mind I …
HIV screening in the ED. When, who and why. St.Emlyn’s
Are you feeling upset that this post is not about something really cool like ECMO, laryngoscopy or RSIs? Well maybe you are and that’s OK. A lot of #FOAMed is about the really top end …
